Safety garment pocket



Feb.'13,1923. 1,445,117

M. VILINSKY SAFETY GARMENT POCKET Filed Mar. 1.5,- 1920 fzvffafarx j I; E l l/ymfzf j Patented Feb. 13,1923.

UNITED A'srit"ras than? i MAX vrLrNsKY/,or SHERBROOKE, ,eUEBndfeANniim .y

Application eigenaren 15, 192o. seriai Nq. 365,878.'

The present invention relates to improvements in pockets for garments and more particularly appertains to that class vof pockets of the safety or hidden type.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a pocket of the character set forth having a "secret compartment therein and which has no departure inl appearance from the ordinary pocket.

A further object of the invention is to effectively lock the secret compartment in such manner that the same is not discernible.

With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter appear as the description continues, the invention consists.

invention, it being, however, understood` that no limitation is necessarily made t0 the precise structural details herein exhibited, but the right is hereby reserved to any changes, alterations or modifications to which recourse may be had that come within the scope ofthe claims without departing from the spirit of the inventionor sacrificing the efficiency of the same.

In the accompanying" drawings:

Figure 1 is a detail view with a portion in section of a pair of trousers, illustrating` the improved pocket construction;

Figure 2 isa transverse section through the pocket with the safety compartment locked;

Figure 3 is a similar view illustrating the ordinary use of the pocket, and t Figure 4 is an illustrative View, of the actual positioningl of the exterior parts shown in Figure2.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 designates the trowsers formed ing the pockets is stitched yat one end, as at 5, to the flap 6, which in turn is stitched to the cloth 7 of the trousers. At the yopposite 'side of the pocket opening a similar `with a side pocket 2. vvThe' fabric iap 8 is stitchedat 9 tothe cloth 10 ,and

is formed with Va 4button hole 11.

The `,free end 12 of the fabric 4 at the pocketentrancecarries av button 13 on its inner side and the `female section 14 of a snap element is sewed to the opposite surface of the free end 12 of the pocket lining. Likewise the female section 15 of the snap element is sewed to the'outer surface of the pocket lining'. snap element is provided upon the flap 6 for engagement with either of the female sections 14, 15.

f When it is `desired to form the secret pocket as illustrated in Figure 2, button 13 is withdrawn through the button hole 11 in liap 8 and thus the free end of the lining 4 is released. Then flap 6 is loweredfand the free end- 12 of the pocket liningis inv serted thereover. The flap 6 yis then folded against the end 12 ofthe lining and the A male section 16 of the male section 16 of the snap element is in? serted into the female section 14 on the lining.

f The pocket assumes its ordinary form, as

12 of the'lining is buttoned to the flap 8 ofv the pocket.

`pocketis formed in such manner-as to bey provided with a concealed compartment and illustrated in ,Figure 3, wheny the free end In this case, the free end of the -Hap 6 is secured to theffab'ric by by the construction of which the ordinary i,

pocket maylikewise be4 formed. This same arrangement may be used in forming' i pockets of different sizes forldiiferent gar-l ments. g i

Having thus Vfull described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patenti is v 1. The combination with -a` garment section having a' liap formed thereon adaptedv to receive a fastener, of a second garment section spaced fromy the first section, a pocket forming fabric having one end at,v tached to said secondsection, a` male and female clamp member 4on the contacting surfaces of the second garment section and end respectively, the other end ofsaid fab` 10ol f 9o 16, engaging 1n n rie being free and lylzwing ettnehed thereto :z fasi-enen seedling seid Hap? and havlng :L second emae clamp member adapted to enge-ge geld male member.

2. The combination ein garment section havinga. Hep formed thereon edeped te reeei've a. usenerfo a second garment seeton spaeed from the se'etin, e pere-liet forming fabric having one* end 'zittehed'to le sa-id second Section a theouter `side thepeo,

lu and female clamp member en the contacting Sm'faces of lbhe seeend germen@ seetmn end end lespeet-lvely, thel other end o sind 'fabric belng free and having attuched'thel'ete en its inner farce a astenel l5 T01' eoaezlng mth seid {a-p and havlng a 'fe- VLINSKY. 

